89, Lot: 38. Estimate $200. Sold for $235. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.80 gm). Struck 206 AD. Laureate head right / Septimius standing right sacrificing over tripod; attendant before, flautist standing behind. RIC IV 309; RSC 794. Toned VF, minor porosity. Very rare. 

Ex Marc Melcher Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 61, 25 September 2002), lot 1903; Classical Numismatic Group 49 (17 March 1999), lot 1654.